PLK1


Summary: The Ser/Thr protein kinase encoded by this gene belongs to the CDC5/Polo subfamily. It is highly expressed during mitosis and elevated levels are found in many different types of cancer. Depletion of this protein in cancer cells dramatically inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis; hence, it is a target for cancer therapy. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015].

NameOMIM IDEnsembl IDHGNC IDPHARMGKB IDMap Location
polo like kinase 1MIM:602098Ensembl:ENSG00000166851HGNC:HGNC:9077PA3341016p12.2

GO terms in PLK1


Term TypeEvidence TypeGO Term IDGO Des.
BPIMPGO:0000070mitotic sister chromatid segregation
BPIDAGO:0000086G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle
BPTASGO:0000086G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle
BPIMPGO:0000122negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPIDAGO:0000278mitotic cell cycle
BPIMPGO:0000278mitotic cell cycle
BPIDAGO:0000281mitotic cytokinesis
BPIDAGO:0001578microtubule bundle formation
BPIDAGO:0006468protein phosphorylation
BPIMPGO:0006468protein phosphorylation
BPTASGO:0007062sister chromatid cohesion
BPTASGO:0007077mitotic nuclear envelope disassembly
BPIMPGO:0007094mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint
BPIMPGO:0007098centrosome cycle
BPIMPGO:0007346regulation of mitotic cell cycle
BPTASGO:0008283cell proliferation
BPTASGO:0010389regulation of G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle
BPIMPGO:0010800positive regulation of peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation
BPIEAGO:0016321female meiosis chromosome segregation
BPIDAGO:0016567protein ubiquitination
BPIDAGO:0018105peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
BPIMPGO:0030071regulation of mitotic metaphase/anaphase transition
BPTASGO:0031145anaphase-promoting complex-dependent catabolic process
BPIDAGO:0031648protein destabilization
BPIMPGO:0032436positive regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
BPIDAGO:0032465regulation of cytokinesis
BPIMPGO:0032465regulation of cytokinesis
BPIMPGO:0043066negative regulation of apoptotic process
BPIMPGO:0043393regulation of protein binding
BPIEAGO:0045143homologous chromosome segregation
BPIMPGO:0045184establishment of protein localization
BPIMPGO:0045736negative regulation of cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase activity
BPIDAGO:0045862positive regulation of proteolysis
BPIMPGO:0051081nuclear envelope disassembly
BPIMPGO:0051443positive regulation of ubiquitin-protein transferase activity
BPTASGO:0051726regulation of cell cycle
BPIEAGO:0070194synaptonemal complex disassembly
BPIDAGO:0071168protein localization to chromatin
BPIDAGO:0072425signal transduction involved in G2 DNA damage checkpoint
BPIMPGO:0090435protein localization to nuclear envelope
BPTASGO:0097711ciliary basal body-plasma membrane docking
BPTASGO:1900182positive regulation of protein localization to nucleus
BPIDAGO:1901673regulation of mitotic spindle assembly
BPTASGO:1902749regulation of cell cycle G2/M phase transition
BPIDAGO:1904668positive regulation of ubiquitin protein ligase activity
BPTASGO:1904668positive regulation of ubiquitin protein ligase activity
CCIDAGO:0000776kinetochore
CCIEAGO:0000785chromatin
CCIEAGO:0000795synaptonemal complex
CCIDAGO:0000922spindle pole
CCIDAGO:0000942condensed nuclear chromosome outer kinetochore
CCIDAGO:0005634nucleus
CCTASGO:0005654nucleoplasm
CCIDAGO:0005813centrosome
CCIDAGO:0005819spindle
CCTASGO:0005829cytosol
CCIDAGO:0005876spindle microtubule
CCIDAGO:0015630microtubule cytoskeleton
CCIDAGO:0030496midbody
CCIDAGO:0051233spindle midzone
MFIMPGO:0000287magnesium ion binding
MFIDAGO:0004672protein kinase activity
MFIMPGO:0004672protein kinase activity
MFEXPGO:0004674protein serine/threonine kinase activity
MFIDAGO:0004674protein serine/threonine kinase activity
MFIMPGO:0004674protein serine/threonine kinase activity
MFTASGO:0004674protein serine/threonine kinase activity
MFIPIGO:0005515protein binding
MFIMPGO:0005524ATP binding
MFIDAGO:0008017microtubule binding
MFIPIGO:0010997anaphase-promoting complex binding
MFTASGO:0016301kinase activity
MFIPIGO:0019901protein kinase binding
MFIPIGO:0042802identical protein binding

Gene expression in normal tissue: PLK1

Gene-model tissue-cancer distribution: Bubble Plot

Gene-drug pathway distribution

Pathways in PLK1


DatabasePathway IDPathway Des.
kegghsa04068FoxO signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04110Cell cycle - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04114Oocyte meiosis - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04914Progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation - Homo sapiens (human)
pidatr_pathwayATR signaling pathway
pidfoxm1pathwayFOXM1 transcription factor network
pidfoxopathwayFoxO family signaling
pidp73pathwayp73 transcription factor network
pidplk1_pathwayPLK1 signaling events
pidtap63pathwayValidated transcriptional targets of TAp63 isoforms
wikipathwaysWP1449Regulation of toll-like receptor signaling pathway
wikipathwaysWP179Cell Cycle
wikipathwaysWP1859Mitotic G2-G2-M phases
wikipathwaysWP1971Integrated Cancer Pathway
wikipathwaysWP2002miR-targeted genes in epithelium - TarBase
wikipathwaysWP2004miR-targeted genes in lymphocytes - TarBase
wikipathwaysWP2005miR-targeted genes in muscle cell - TarBase
wikipathwaysWP2263Androgen Receptor Network in Prostate Cancer
wikipathwaysWP231TNF alpha Signaling Pathway
reactomeR-HSA-141424Amplification of signal from the kinetochores
reactomeR-HSA-141444Amplification of signal from unattached kinetochores via a MAD2 inhibitory signal
reactomeR-HSA-156711Polo-like kinase mediated events
reactomeR-HSA-162582Signal Transduction
reactomeR-HSA-162658Golgi Cisternae Pericentriolar Stack Reorganization
reactomeR-HSA-162658Golgi Cisternae Pericentriolar Stack Reorganization
reactomeR-HSA-1640170Cell Cycle
reactomeR-HSA-1640170Cell Cycle
reactomeR-HSA-174143APC/C-mediated degradation of cell cycle proteins
reactomeR-HSA-174178APC/C:Cdh1 mediated degradation of Cdc20 and other APC/C:Cdh1 targeted proteins in late mitosis/early G1
reactomeR-HSA-176408Regulation of APC/C activators between G1/S and early anaphase
reactomeR-HSA-176412Phosphorylation of the APC/C
reactomeR-HSA-176417Phosphorylation of Emi1
reactomeR-HSA-176814Activation of APC/C and APC/C:Cdc20 mediated degradation of mitotic proteins
reactomeR-HSA-1852241Organelle biogenesis and maintenance
reactomeR-HSA-194315Signaling by Rho GTPases
reactomeR-HSA-195258RHO GTPase Effectors
reactomeR-HSA-2299718Condensation of Prophase Chromosomes
reactomeR-HSA-2467813Separation of Sister Chromatids
reactomeR-HSA-2500257Resolution of Sister Chromatid Cohesion
reactomeR-HSA-2555396Mitotic Metaphase and Anaphase
reactomeR-HSA-2565942Regulation of PLK1 Activity at G2/M Transition
reactomeR-HSA-2980766Nuclear Envelope Breakdown
reactomeR-HSA-2980767Activation of NIMA Kinases NEK9, NEK6, NEK7
reactomeR-HSA-380259Loss of Nlp from mitotic centrosomes
reactomeR-HSA-380270Recruitment of mitotic centrosome proteins and complexes
reactomeR-HSA-380284Loss of proteins required for interphase microtubule organization from the centrosome
reactomeR-HSA-380287Centrosome maturation
reactomeR-HSA-380320Recruitment of NuMA to mitotic centrosomes
reactomeR-HSA-453274Mitotic G2-G2/M phases
reactomeR-HSA-453276Regulation of mitotic cell cycle
reactomeR-HSA-5617833Cilium Assembly
reactomeR-HSA-5620912Anchoring of the basal body to the plasma membrane
reactomeR-HSA-5663220RHO GTPases Activate Formins
reactomeR-HSA-68875Mitotic Prophase
reactomeR-HSA-68875Mitotic Prophase
reactomeR-HSA-68877Mitotic Prometaphase
reactomeR-HSA-68881Mitotic Metaphase/Anaphase Transition
reactomeR-HSA-68882Mitotic Anaphase
reactomeR-HSA-68884Mitotic Telophase/Cytokinesis
reactomeR-HSA-68886M Phase
reactomeR-HSA-68886M Phase
reactomeR-HSA-69273Cyclin A/B1/B2 associated events during G2/M transition
reactomeR-HSA-69275G2/M Transition
reactomeR-HSA-69278Cell Cycle, Mitotic
reactomeR-HSA-69278Cell Cycle, Mitotic
reactomeR-HSA-69618Mitotic Spindle Checkpoint
reactomeR-HSA-69620Cell Cycle Checkpoints
reactomeR-HSA-8852276The role of GTSE1 in G2/M progression after G2 checkpoint
reactomeR-HSA-8854518AURKA Activation by TPX2

Gene-Drug: Aster Plot


Drug IDDrug NameModel Num.
iGMDRD546BMS-7548073
iGMDRD705Nakiterpiosin3
iGMDRD512nutlin 34
iGMDRD121GMX17783
iGMDRD100Zebularine6

Gene in drug-gene network: Network Plot

Gene-drug targets distribution

Gene Structure: PDB

Models in PLK1

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